The statement "If x is divisible by 8 then it is divisible by 6" is false if x equals

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Solution

The correct option is D 32
A sentence in "If....then..." form is called an implication. The only time when an implication is false is when the "If" part of the sentence is true and the "then" part of the sentence is false. The number $32$ makes the first part of the statement true and the second part of the statement false.

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